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Hilltop Views
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PEARY PERRY
SARAH RIGDON
New College Contributor
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The Elie Wiesel
Prize in Ethics
SARAH GRAINER
Kate Young peruses the newly-expanded selection of Japanese cuisine now
offered in the South Congress Market.
LETTERS FROM NORTH AMERICA
College experience
changes with time
MEGAN McELLLIGOTT
Peter Wake is an Assistant Humani-
ties professor of Philosophy.
MEGAN McELLIGOTT
A memorial for the beloved nine-year-old cat, Xena, is near Mang House.
The Prize in Ethics Essay Contest is an
annual competition for college students.
Full-time juniors and seniors at accredited
four-year colleges and universities in the US
are invited to enter the Essay Contest and
compete for $10,000 in prizes and the
opportunity to meet Elie Wiesel in NYC.
Saturdays ago he was spot-
ted at Emo’s in Austin to
see fellow Canadians and lo-
fidelity favorites, Great Lake
Swimmers.
Emo’s is not his favorite
music venue, however. His
best live band experiences has
been at The Parish on Sixth
Street above Jazz Kitchen.
Wake believes that one’s
opinion of a venue is mostly
warped by the bands that
play there; if a favorite group
plays, the place they chose
becomes more special. He’s
seen Broken Social Scene at
The Parish, and he likes sev-
eral acts that played at Austin
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attitude by police manage-
ment towards cops going to
college was one of distrust.
They were convinced that the
city had paid a large amount
of money for every police
officer to be trained and if you
were going to college it must
mean you might be thinking
of another career. This, in
their minds, would be a waste
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also worthwhile. On Sept. 3,
the program lost an animal.
Xena, a nine-yearold mother
of two, had to be put to sleep
due to poor health. Xena and
her two kittens were the
second family the program
cared for, and had lived
under the campus chapel for
several years. A memorial in
her honor has been placed
along the path from Trustee
Hall to Doyle Hall near Mang
House.
For more information on
the program or to contribute
food donations, stop by the
Copy Center, located on the
ground floor of Main Building
next to the mail room.
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pass on such knowledge is a
primary selling point for any
university. But professors
aren’t just connoisseurs of
academia. For example, do
you know your professors’
favorite music venues?
Meet Toronto native Peter
Wake, Assistant Humanities
professor who teaches one of
the required Ethical Analysis
classes, as well as Business
Ethics and Hegel for phi-
losophy majors. After a year
of teaching at St. Edward’s
University, he is still pretty
new in town, so his music
venue experience here is lim-
ited. But he’s learning- two
located in the dining area.
Patrons of the Market should
also know that the Meadows
Coffee House stocks up on
food such as salads, sushi and
sandwiches, which helps com-
bat those late-night cravings.
This semester has also
brought with it a big increase
in sales. Last year, weekends
were slow; this year, there are
no slow days. The Market now
closes its doors at 8 p.m., with
Meadows Coffeehouse open
until midnight.
“Knowing that there is a
lot of variety in the cafeteria
prompts me to want to get
a Hilltopper card, so I don’t
have to leave campus to get
something to eat,” transfer
student Sterling Scott said.
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Perry has three sons and cur-
last semester due to many
requests, but there is more of
a choice this year because the
new sushi chef, known simply
as T.K., always has new ideas
for the sushi menu.
The barbeque section is
another new addition that
the South Congress Market
offers. At the beginning of
the semester, barbeque meals
were offered for lunch and
dinner. However, the Market
has decided that barbeque
all day is too much. The
barbeque section now offers
a different meal for dinner
every day.
Garrett and the rest of the
South Congress Market staff
are conscious of students’
health. A fresh fruit section is
neutered.
“If you have a pet, please
get them spayed or neutered,”
McGrew said. Failure to do so
results in an increased popu-
lation of stray animals. The
operation can be expensive,
but the cost varies depend-
ing on the animal’s gender,
age, and size. Emancipet
and other animal shelters
in Austin offer free or dis-
counted spaying and neuter
ing throughout the year.
Most of the cats now on
campus have either been with
the program since its begin-
ning, or are offsprings of the
original animals. Currently
12 volunteers, including sev-
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is a good thing.
My decision td return to col-
lege at this rather late stage
of my life is somewhat altru-
istic, in that I wanted to learn
about things I’m interested
in. I’ve said this before and I’ll
say it again: Having to learn
and wanting to learn are two
entirely different things. This
time around I want to learn.
I think the biggest change
I’ve been able to observe
since I started back with the
New College program at SEU
is the amount of interaction
you have in class. As I recall
when I was talking my core
classes at the junior college, it
seemed to me to be an exten-
sion of high school — mostly
lectures and textbooks with a
lot of homework and tests.
The New College program
seems to be geared to a more
mature (PC word for older)
group of students who may or
may not need a degree in the
traditional sense. I enjoy the
stale people are not pleasant
to be around. You can be so
much more; you just have to
try and keep on trying.
Life is not like a box of choc-
olates; life is like a roll of toilet
paper. The closer you get to
the end, the faster it goes.
Enjoy St. Edward’s. I am.
Undergraduate Contributor
Professors are fountains of
information. Their wealth
of knowledge and ability to
Monday, October 10,2005 FEATURES www.StEdwards.edu
of city funds. College students rently owns a trucking company.
were not encouraged, and in He has recently finished writing
many cases ostracized. his first novel and is working on
Obviously that mindset has a second.
changed over the years. This
CAITLIN CECIC &
LINDSEY MARBACH
Undergraduate Contributors
If you haven’t already
noticed, the South Congress
Market has made many
changes to its menu this year.
The cafeteria has always
prided itself on letting students
create their own menu. One
of the new managers and
current Sous Chef, Arthur
Garrett, has helped improve
that individual choice.
“If you don’t want fries with
your burger, you can grab a
side salad instead,” Garrett
said.
The assortment of sushi is
an example of a new addi-
tion. Sushi was first offered
City Limits Music Festival,
including Drive By Truckers
and Built to Spill.
The Parish attracts bands
from around the world, and
is known for its departure
from mainstream acts. A
small example of the spec-
trum they invite can be
found on their website,
www.TheParishRoom.com.
The acoustics are satisfac-
tory, the bar doesn’t disap-
point and the lighting always
complements the mood.
If you’ve never been to The
Parish, give it a chance. Dr.
Wake recommends it.
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For every human born, In 1997, Pamela McGrew,
45 kittens are also born, who works in the SEU Copy
Needless to say, that puts Center, noticed a sickly cat
many animals on the streets, nursing kittens outside the
Several strays have chosen to Main Building. McGrew’s
make St. Edward’s University boss at the time, Barbara
their home. Though the cats Stratton, saw her feeding
are not domesticated, they the cats and decided to start
Texas, students are scurry- opportunity to discuss issues
ing around the campus with that arise during the course
looks of determination on and scope of the subject being
their faces as they start the studied in each class. Instead
fall semester. If you listen you of just hearing about the
can hear snippets of conversa- experiences of one person (the
tions regarding the high cost teacher or professor) you are
of books, tuition and other able to listen and comment
charges. Parking spaces are at upon the lifetime experiences
a premium. The trees around of everyone in the classroom
the campus are starting to who has an opinion.
turn and classrooms are start- And trust me, they do have
ing to fill up. The wheel of opinions. Lord, do they have
education turns once more. opinions.
In the overall scheme of For those of you starting col-
things, everything changes, lege and who are much young-
yet nothing changes. The er than I am, I will offer this
factors creating stress for stu- piece of advice. One of the
dents 37 years ago are almost advantages of getting older is
the same today. Nothing really that you get to say what you
My first college experience, back on your thoughts and
as described above, was less ideas. It’s a shame it takes this
than enjoyable. My heart long to achieve this wonderful
wasn’t into learning about state of freedom, but as you
anything. My heart was into will learn (as I did) careers,
just sucking it up and gutting relationships and limited life
it out so I could get a grade opportunities often hamper
along with another three-hour you from fully enjoying your
credit posted to my transcript, college learning experience.
“Damn the torpedoes, full Don’t miss out, learn all you
speed ahead,” was my mantra, can and then keep on learning
Just do it, rack up the hours for the rest of your lives. Time
and get out. I was married, passes so quickly and you
and working as an undercover need to learn something new
vice and narcotics cop for the each and every day. It keeps
Houston Police Department, you interesting and prevents
At the time, the prevailing you from becoming stale. Old,
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Friends of the Campus Cats.
McGrew became involved
with the program and took
it over when Stratton left a
year ago.
Currently, Friends of the
Campus Cats has four feed-
ing stations on campus and
cares for seven cats on a
regular basis. Aside from
feeding, they also monitor
the animal’s shots, and make
offered, which allows anyone
to choose from pears, peaches
or other seasonal fruits that
can be purchased by the
pound.
The vegetarian station is
another addition to the caf-
eteria. It offers more variety,
but it is also fast, healthy food
on the go. The station’s menu
changes daily, and students
should expect more surprises.
“The new veggie chef has
many new items to come,”
Garrett said.
South Congress Market is
aware that there is still room
for change. If there is some-
thing that you feel is miss-
ing from the food selection
or have a suggestion, let the
staff know. A request board is
September 1968 - At
South Texas Junior College,
Houston, Texas, students are
scurrying around the campus
with looks of determination
on their faces as they start the
fall semester. If you listen, you
can hear snippets of conversa-
tions regarding the high cost
of books, tuition and other
charges. Parking spaces are at
a premium. The trees around
the campus are starting to
turn and classrooms are start-
ing to fill up. The wheel of
education turns once more.
September 2005 - At St.
Edward’s University Austin,
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eral faculty members, care
for the cats. Since 1997, the
program has moved 81 cats
into homes. Unfortunately,
many cats are not friendly
to humans and do not make
suitable pets. If you see a
stray animal, don’t approach
it. Notify Friends of the
Campus Cats, and let them
handle the situation.
McGrew sees the program’s
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